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Federer no longer dominates tennis

Roger Federer will return to New York next month as the four-time defending U.S. Open champion, but without the Wimbledon title and aura of invincibility that have attended him for his 232 weeks at No. 1.

Several months of humbling losses have removed the Swiss from the controls of his own grand narrative.

Until his recent losses, especially to No. 2 Rafael Nadal in this year's French...

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